Oxford High School - Ravelins Yearbook (Oxford, MA)

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26 THE RAVE LIN'S, 1936 ness managers were Matthew Sands and Eu- gene Schofield. They deserve a great deal of praise for a fine piece of work. February 18, Midyears started, and did we study? On Feb- ruary 21 they ended and we all heard a sigh of relief, but we did not feel so good after see- ing our reports. The baseball team enioyed a very successful season under Mr. Chaffee, the coach. Haig Aroian was the only one from our class who was on the team- this year. School closed June 28 much to our delight. September 9, 1935, we started the last leg of our journey with our ranks now reduced to 36. Now we are dignified Seniors-maybe. We elected Eugene Schofield, President, John Con- nor, Vice-President, Secretary, Dorothy Brown, Treasurer, Dorothy Taft. Twenty sen- iors were on the Ravelin's Board this year. The Senior class took over the magazine drive and it was a howling success. Thanks for the help, underclassmen. The Red Cross drive was giv- en over by the town to Mr. Sannella, so 'chalk up another victory for O. H. S. The Student Council members were Matthew Sands, Presi- dent, Vincent Gill, Vice-President, Sarah Law- son, Secretary, Eugene Schofield, and Robert Cheney. November 8, 1935, the high school presented the play Adventure Bound. The members of our class taking part were: Dorothy Brown, Cathryn Christian, Marguerite Cameron, Rita Lyman, Esther Clementson, Matthew Sands, and Vincent Gill. The play was a success as our plays always are. Miss Winter deserves the credit for the success of the dramatic part of it. Eugene Schofield and his helpers, Marguerite Hale and Russell Proctor, deserve much credit for the financial part of it. Won- der of all wonders, Oxford High goes on the air! Seniors get first chance before the mike. The first play put on by Oxford High at W.O.R.C. was called The Hamilton-Burr Duel, with Haig Aroian as Uncle Dan , Dor- othy Taft, Anna May , Eugene Schofield as Billie , Barbara Smith, Mrs. Hamilton , Gor- don Dimock, Van Ness , Elwood Jackson, Pendleton , Kenneth Chaffee, Joe, the ser- vant, John Connor, Doctor Hosack, and Vin- cent Gill, Alexander Hamilton. The cast worked well with Miss Winter and both de- serve a great deal of credit. Our star athletes have been Allen, Aroian, and Miss Vitkus. There were several other radio plays during the year, other. classes getting a chance to ap- pear before the mike We had many inter- esting assemblies, some of them being held in the town hall. Our years at O. H. S. are near- ly over, but we hope to have a glorious end to four short years. May 21, 1936, the Senior Class of Oxford High School presented the three-act play, Af- ter You, I'm Next. The cast included: George, Gordon Dimock, Marie Delmon, Mary Browning, but due to an accident the part was later taken by Esther Clementson, Paul Delmon, Vincent Gill, Mary Jones, Gertrude LaPlante, Henry Jones, Matthew Sands, Pansy Delbor, Rita Lyman, Phil Young, Haig Aroian, Pat, Eugene Schofield, Kate O'Reilly, Olive Wood, Camille, Mar- guerite Cameron, Peaches, Dorothy Brown, Mrs. C. U. Later, Catherine Christian. The Stage Managers were: Kenneth Chaffee and John Connor. The Business Managers were: Eugene Schofield and Robert Cheney. Miss Winter, the coach, deserves a great deal nf credit for working so hard to put over a good performance. It was a great success too. The whole senior class cooperated and the entire play was one of the high lights of the year.

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THE RAVELIN,S, 1936 25 CLASS HISTORY By Vincent Gill On September 12, 1932, another class-this time one of sixty-two members-entered high school. Our class was destined to be the fa- mous class of '36. We went through the trials and tribulations of all freshmen and after a few weeks found ourselves fairly well straight- ened out. On September twenty-third with the help of Miss Burke, our class adviser, we elected our class officers. They were: Presi- dent, Eugene Schofield, Vice-President, Alva Javeryg Secretary, Mary Shivick, Treasurer, Robert Allen. We elected Clarence Gallant, who later resigned, as our representative to the student council. He was replaced by Donald Hamilton. Our Ravelin's reporter was Doro- thy Brown. Mary Shivick made the girls' bas- ketball team. Now I will describe for you a typical fresh- man. He must not be over four feet tall, must have red hair and wear a grin from ear to ear. He must, of course, have brains and get A in all his subjects. He must be a sheik and a good dancer, as we all were. Now don't tell me you know who it is! None other than our dignified senior president. Are we getting good? Freshman class puts on play in town hall, much to the delight of upper classmen. Those taking part were: Cath- erine Christian, Dorothy Brown, Dorothy Taft, Matthew Sands, Donald Hamilton. Eugene Schofield, Vincent Gill and Olive Wood. We have the honor of being the only class who ever did this. Olive Wood and Francis Lanlante treated us to manv laughs in a little sketch that they put on, and Francis played the harmonica. Alva Javery and Louis Surprise were on the baseball team. and the latter was also on the track team. During the year we had many assemblies with interesting speakers, Mr. San- nella being the most constant lecturer. June twenty-third we were given a rest. and I think the school and faculty were as glad of it as we were. September 11, 1933, we started on another leg of our journey and. if the truth were known, we were rather glad to get back. This year we had forty-eight members and our class adviser was Mr. Ambrose. We elected Robert Allen, president, Haig Aroian, vice-president, Dorothy Taft, secretary, Sarah Lawson, treas- urer. October 18, Ravelin's Board was organ- ized and we had three of our class members on the staff. Now, we are getting up in the world, Oxford High buys movie machine! November 21 we had movies with our own machine. Our Student Council members were Mat- thew Sands and Mary Shivick. December 30, we came back to a new school. We had some new typewriters and the school had just been repainted. The Junto Club was formed with the ob- ject of increasing knowledge of public speak- ing, writing, and progress of the world. Marv Shivick and Antoinette Vitkus made the girls' basketball team. Alva Javery was the only baseball letterman from our class. The team had a very good season under their coach, Mr. Chaffee. Oh yes, I almost forgot. Our typical freshman has grown an inch and a half. What puzzled me all year though, was the fact that Marguerite Cameron was in Room 3 two or three nights a week. It couldn't be be- cause Mr. Ambrose was in there. Well, an- other unsolved mystery. School closed June 28 and were we glad to leave! School opened September 10, 1934, and we found ourselves reduced to 38 members. We elected Robert Allen, President, Eugene Scho- field, Vice-President: Dorothy Brown. Secre- tary, and Dorothy Taft, Treasurer. The Stu- dent Council members were: Matthew Sands. Rita Lyman and Vincent Gill. We organized a dancing committee with Rita Lyman as chairman, but don't embarrass us by asking if we can dance. November 1 the play Action was put on and was a big success both finan- cially and as a dramatic production. The Jun- ior class was well represented in this, having Dorothy Brown, Rita Lyman, Olive Wood, Mary Browning, Emile Raymond, and Robert Allen taking part. March 1 we held the Junior Prom in the Memorial Hall. The hall was well decorated with the crystal ball and different colored streamers hung from a ring in the center. We hope the Seniors had a good time. The busi-

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THE RAVELIN'S,1936 27 CLASS PROPHECY By Helen Daley. Oh dear! Here it is December 31, 1956, and another year has passed away. I am very lonely tonight. I wish I had something inter- esting to do. Oh! I know! That salesman who came to the door with magic glasses said all I had to do was to put them on and wish for something and I would get what I wished for. I'll put them on now and wish to see all the members of my class of Oxford High School-the Class of '36. My goodness! Twenty long years have passed since then. I wonder what roads my classmates chose to travel on. Now let me get these glasses adjusted and I'll make my wish. Let's see what happens. Why-why-I really do believe this is a courtroom scene. Yes, it surely is. There is the judge seated at his desk. Say-his face cer- tainly does look familiar! He looks like-yes, it is! It's none other than Gordon Dimock! So Gordon finally became a judge. Imagine that! He has grown much stouter than when he graduated from Oxford High! But outside of that he looks the same. He seems to be very much interested in the case before him. Those two people who seem to be both speaking at once have familiar faces. Goodness! Every- one seems to be interested in the case by the way they are leaning forward in their seats. Oh! the judge is speaking. He says: The court grants damages to you, Olive Wood, from James Zarr, on the grounds of taking away trade. Why for heavens sake! That can't be Jimmy Zarr and Olive Wood can it? But it is! It seems Jimmy had set up a lunch cart in competition to the suppers Olive was giving. Olive is looking very well. I guess the court is adjourned for the peo- ple are all filing out of the court room. The lawyer of the case seems to be very friendly with Olive. I wonder who it is. Goodnight! it is Ceceilia Degnan! A lawyer at last. And look at that nice looking officer. He has a very familiar face. Let me see. Who can he pos- siblv be? Why it is Elwood Jackson! He cer- tainly makes a fine looking officer, to say the least. Oh! my! These glasses are getting rather blurred. I guess I had better wipe them. There! Now! I can see better. Say-this is a different scene. It is backstage of a very big moving picture stadium. Look at all those pretty chorus girls! They are very much in- terested in their director who is looking them over to see if their measurements are correct. They seem so engrossed in him I think he must be something special. I wish he would turn around so I can see him. Well, well. It is John Connor! 'Can you imagine? And I always thought he was bashful. According to this, he isn't. These glasses certainly do some queer things! The scene has changed right before my very eyes! It is on a big steamer which is just arriving in Hawaii. Hawaii! What a beau- tiful place. I always did want to go there. Look at that young couple on board the liner. They are honeymooners who are coming to spend their honeymoon in Hawaii. They cer- tainly do seem engrossed in each other. Hold everything! It's Lois Stone and Robert Allen! Can you imagine that! And I thought that the man Lois would marry would be a certain Bob from Southbridge. But here she goes and marries a Bob from her own class! Some strange things do happen! The boat has an- chored and they are just descending from the liner. Look at those pretty Hawaiian girls. And what is this? A Spanish Senorita is step- ping from the ship also. She certainly is get- ting quite a welcome. Now she is dancing and singing for the visitors of Hawaii. That girl is dressed like a Senorita and she has dark hair and eyes. but how like an American girl she looks. Why she is an American girl! and she is posing as a Spanish Senorita. It's a class- mate! I know it is! It is Rita Lyman! Well, I never thought Rita would end in Hawaii as a Spanish Senorita. Owooo! The scene has changed again. I can't tell just where I am, but I see a huge field with two airplanes surrounded by people. Oh! Now I see what it is all about. These are two passenger planes which are about to take pas- sengers on a trip. There are the pilots. Gra- cious now! One of them is Kenneth Chaffee! Who is the tiny girl standing near him? She must be the hostess, from the way she is dressed I guess she is. She seems too thin to be Esther Clementson, but I guess it is. Sure! that's who it is. It's Esther! My, how thin she is. I hardly recognized her. Now let me see. What does that sign say? Bar X Ranch. What is this? My glasses must have changed scenes again because here I am